AI’s next test — reaching India’s informal women worker

The article emphasizes the crucial role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in achieving inclusive growth for India by 2047, particularly by empowering women in the informal sector. It highlights that while AI offers significant productivity gains across various sectors, its design and implementation must be gender-responsive to prevent amplifying existing inequalities. The author proposes three key governance priorities: conducting gender impact assessments for AI systems, establishing AI literacy as public infrastructure by integrating it into existing welfare schemes (like DAY-NRLM, DDU-GKY, Skill India, Mission Shakti), and ensuring digital safety for women to encourage their full participation in digital economic spaces. The article concludes that the true measure of India's AI success by 2047 will be the meaningful and productive access AI provides to women in informal work.